Title: Precious Gifts

Author: Dacia

Rating: T

Disclaimer: I do not own anything associated with CSI.

Summary: A case changes Nick and Greg's lives forever.

A/N: Hey everyone this is my first Nick and Greg story. This story was inspired in part by a story by anmani titled 'Is It worth It?' It is on What Makes The Desert Beautiful. I urge everyone to go and read this wonderful story.

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u Chapter 1 A New Case /u

Grissom walked into the break room with the assignment slips in his hand. "Nick and Greg, you have a DB in Henderson. Sara and Catherine, you have a warrant from Brass to search your suspect's house, and Warrick, you and I have a drowning at the local pool." Grissom said as he turned and walked out of the room after handing each group their slips.

"I'll drive?" Greg said hopefully.

"Sorry Greggo, I want to get their alive." Nick said as he flashed his lover a smile

"Looks like Nicky beat you." Catherine said with a smile. Greg stuck his tongue out at both of them as he walked off to get his kit.

"This must be a high profile case, because of the number of reporters," Greg commented as they pulled up in front of the house. The two of them got out of the car and walked towards Brass who was holding up the tape so they could walk under.

"Hey guys. This is Ellen Weston, a member of staff for the Mayor."

"Oh, this case is going to be lots of fun with Ecklie and the sheriff on our backs." Greg said sarcastically.

"Is the scene clear?" Nick asked.

"Yeah and David is all ready here." The two guys just nodded and walked into the house.

"I'll take the downstairs where the body is and you search the upstairs. Ok, Greg?"

"Sure thing," Greg said as he turned and headed up the stairs acknowledging David as he past him.

"Hey David, what've we got?"

"Hey Nick. She was killed by a gun shot wound to the chest."

"Was it self inflicted?"

"No. I also found some hair on her."

"Are you done with her?"

"Yeah. I would say that she died at about 6:00 PM, So she's been dead for about six hours."

"Ok, thanks." Nick replied as he put on a pair of gloves and knelt down next to the victim to get started on his search for DNA. After searching for a while he found some hairs that didn't belong to her as well as some skin under her nails. As he and David turned her over Nick caught sight of something on her ankle.

"What's that on her ankle, David?"

"I don't know. It looks like a tattoo with a name on it."

"Yeah I think the name is Mary Grace. Hmm I wonder what that means?" Nick asked with a puzzled look on his face.

"I don't know maybe someone close to her?" David hypothesized.

"Yeah I don't know. I'm done with her, So you can take her now." Nick replied. David nodded and called the helpers over to load the body. Once the body was removed Nick began to process the scene around it looking for anything that he could find, while still pondering who Mary Grace was.

Greg had looked in the vic's bedroom as well as the guestroom and didn't find anything out of the ordinary accept for a diary that he bagged. Greg was unprepared for what he saw when he opened the door at the end of the hall. Inside the room was a changing table, a dresser, and a crib with a baby laying in it a long with toys all around the room. Greg let out a gasp and walked out of the room.

"Hey Nicky, can you come up here for a minute?"

"Sure. I'm coming is everything ok?"

"Just come up here," Greg called back. Nick got up from crouching on the floor after he had swabbed a sample of blood and climbed the stairs, worried about what he would find.

"Where are you, G?"

"I'm in the bedroom at the end of the hall." Nick stopped in shock as he walked into the room and saw what Greg was looking at.

"Oh my gosh. maybe that's who Mary Grace is," Nick said to himself.

"Who's Mary Grace? I thought the vic's name is Ellen."

"It is but on her right ankle there is a tattoo that says Mary Grace. I'm going to get the medics so they can check her out."

"Do you think it would be ok if I pick her up?" Greg asked unsure of what he should do. Nick just nodded as he walked out of the room to find Brass. Greg walked over to the crib and gently lifted the baby out. The baby woke up as she felt herself being lifted out of the crib and opened her blue eyes and looked curiously at Greg. Then she reached out her hand and wrapped it around Greg's pinky finger.

"Hey there, little one. What is your name and where is your Daddy?" Greg asked softly as he gently rocked the little girl back and forth. Greg glanced around the room as he cuddled the little girl close to his chest. Finally his eyes fell on a canvas above the dresser. In pink puff paint the name Mary Grace Weston born February 22, 2005 was written on it.

"So Ms. Mary Grace what are you doing here? I wonder why no one saw you…" Greg thought as he walked out of the room and carefully walked down the stairs to find Nick.

Nick and Brass were standing next to the medics when Greg walked up with the baby in his arms. Nick couldn't help but smile. Greg looked so cute with the baby in his arms.

"I would like you all to meet Mary Grace Weston. She's six months old," Greg said as he tried to hand the baby to one of the medics. Mary Grace had a different idea though. She began to cry and cling to Greg with all the strength she could.

"C'mere little one. I promise they won't hurt you," Nick crooned softly. The baby looked curiously at Nick but still refused to let go of Greg's neck.

"Is there anyway that I can hold her while you look her over?" The medics just nodded and Greg sat on the edge of the ambulance while the medics looked over the tiny baby.

"She looks healthy. She's a little bit underweight but she should be fine with some food," the medic said as he got up.

"How do you know her name and how old she is?" Nick asked.

"It is written on a canvas above her dresser. Do you think we should take her to the hospital?"

"I think so just to be safe and we need to try and find her father," Nick replied softly.

"Yeah I know. How about I ride with her to the hospital and then I'll go back to the lab. Is that ok?"

"Sure Greg, That's fine. I'll call and see if I can get Sara or Cath to come help process. Call me once you find out what is going on with her, ok?" Greg just nodded and climbed into the ambulance with little Mary Grace clinging to him. Nick smiled as the doors to the ambulance closed as he pulled out his cell phone and hit the speed dial for Catherine.

"Hey Cath. Our scene became a little more complicated, is there anyway I can borrow either you or Sara?"

"Sure.What happened, Nicky?"

"Greg found a little baby and he's going to the hospital with her. The vic, her mom, is a member of staff for the Mayor."

"I will send Sara right over," Catherine said as she went to find her younger colleague and let her know what Nick needed.